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Monday, February 9, 2015

Emotion and Morality: A Tasting Menu

By Joshua Greene
Emotion Review Vol. 3, No. 3 (2011) 1–3

In recent years, moral psychology has undergone a renaissance characterized by two dramatic changes (Haidt, 2007). First, the scientific study of morality has become a broad, interdisciplinary
enterprise, drawing on insights and methods from philosophy, neuroscience, economics, anthropology, biology, and all quarters of psychology. Second, emotion now plays a central role in moral psychology research. This special section on Emotion and Morality is a testament to the ingenuity, openmindedness, and energy that has infused this field.

The entire article is here.